Phaldari Kofta

Name: Phaldari Kofta
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb Raw Bananas; 50 g/⅓ cup Onions; 15 g/4 tsp Ginger; 15 g/¼ cup Coriander; 5 Green Chillies; 3 g/½ tsp White Pepper powder; Salt; Ghee to deep fry; 75 g/6 Tbs Ghee; 8 Green Cardamom; 5 Cloves; 1 stick Cinnamon (1-inch); 15 g/2½ tsp Ginger paste; 15 g/2½ tsp Garlic paste; 500 g/2¼ cups Tomatoes; 1 tsp Honey; 75 ml/⅓ cup Cream; 20 g/4 tsp Butter; 5 g/1 tsp Red Chilli powder; Garam Masala to sprinkle; 1 g/¼ tsp Mace powder

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

Raw banana—balls cooked in a rich gravy makes this a unique vegetarian delight.

Ingredients

The Kofta

450 g/1 lb Raw Bananas
50 g/⅓

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preparation

THE BANANAS: Boil for 30 minutes, cool, peel and mash.

THE KOFTA: Peel, wash and finely chop onions. Scrape, wash and finely chop ginger. Clean, wash and chop coriander. Remove stems, wash, slit, deseed and finely chop green chillies. Mix these chopped vegetables, white pepper and salt with the mashed bananas. Divide into 16 equal